Monheim, Germany
December 20, 2007
Bayer CropScience
presented a new crop protection solution for effective weed
control in corn at the 62nd North Central Weed Science Society
(NCWSS). This scientific meeting was held in St. Louis,
Missouri, USA, on December 10 through 13, 2007. The company is
now preparing to launch a new herbicidal mixture for
preemergence weed control in corn: a combination of the active
ingredients thiencarbazone-methyl and isoxaflutole.
Thiencarbazone-methyl is a new
sulfonyl-amino-carbonyl-triazolinone (SACT) from Bayer
CropScience for preemergence weed control in corn. The two
active ingredients thiencarbazone-methyl and isoxaflutole
complement each other and will be combined with the new
proprietary herbicidal safener cyprosulfamide to provide
additional crop safety. This new premixture can be applied from
prior to planting through the second leaf-collar stage of corn.
"Field studies have proven the excellent performance of
thiencarbazone in combination with isoxaflutole against key
monocot and dicot weed species in corn", explained Dr. Brent D.
Philbrook, researcher at Bayer CropScience LP, located in
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Market introduction is expected in the USA in 2009 pending
regulatory approval.
"Bayer CropScience is well positioned in herbicides. Our aim is
to further expand our leading position by launching products
with the new safener technology, in particular in corn, one of
the major crops worldwide", said Christophe Dumont, Head of the
Strategic Business Entity Herbicides at Bayer CropScience. "We
have four new herbicidal substances in late-stage development,
and they are scheduled for market introduction between 2008 and
2012", he added. Two further recent herbicidal active
ingredients, tembotrione and pyrasulfotole, are scheduled for
launch in the United States in the very near future.
Bayer AG is a global research-based and growth-oriented
enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care,
nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer CropScience AG, a
subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual sales of about EUR 5.7
billion (2006), is one of the world’s leading innovative crop
science companies in the areas of crop protection,
non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant biotechnology.
The company offers an outstanding range of products and
extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and
for non-agricultural applications. Bayer CropScience has a
global workforce of about 17,900 and is represented in more than
120 countries. |
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